Ummm...

Uh oh

The Police just don't have the knowledge and experience to make decisions like this. Decisions should be made by a court which can ensure proper consultation - it need not be a lengthy process - there are many other decisions which require court approval and procedures are in place to run them through quickly, even out of hours - why can't this be done here?

Anything like this must be transparent and accountable - something that's seen by the authorities as unimportant nowadays.